Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-15
A PROSPEROUS FARMER.

II SA0sV
PROSPEROUS FARMER.
The lateral surroundings OF One of
Dakota's Early Se~ttlers-stock Kais-
ing a Profitable Industry.
1t WAS the good fortune OF the writer
to be the recipient of The hospItalities OF
q. s. West, the stock man OF the Dakota
river region. He has his dwelling in the
garden OF Eden, as he names the locality
where he resides. MOI would we use an
argument to dispute'the claim to the
name, ii a productive s IL, corn fields
turning Out sixty bushels of first class
grain to the acre mammoth vegetables,
beets, carrots, potatoes tomatoes, spon-
taneous Rrowths of trees and shrubs, |
plum thickets, grape vines on the
ground and fastening their tendrils on
tree and shrub for self support be reasons
for the name of the so called locality.
Already in stacks, we'll protected from
tbs weather, stands $50 tons OF mer-
charitable nay. Ii this fs!!s of being
Eden it may stand for the land of Egypt
on the shores Of the Nile, yielding by
the handfuls it's fruits to toll. Mr..
West has had a home in this productive
region for the last twenty years. He
tells me he is Gland poor" 1t keeps
him rustling to keep even with his taxes
on nearly a thousand acres in that
neighbofhood and In Hutchinson county,
If any one can turn to gold by the magic
touch of his wand it will be @. s.. West.
He has now eighty"seyen steers, corn
fed, which will in due time slide into the
Chicago market, and IN turn the gold
will easily gravitnte to the pocket OF the
enterprising stock raiser. Then the hogs
and shotes are as plenty about the West
plantation as blackberries in the month
of June in the old fields of New Eng
$ land, Like the sllver in the prosperous
days OF King Solomon. which was 20
plenty that be left off numbering its
!, value, SO MIR. West answered when
asked how many swine he numbered in
his herd: "Really I can't answer. There
is q goodly number about the fields and
, in the pens" But what could q success
full ranchman do without water? How
could he slake the thirst OF 80 many
y. ruminant animals and hundreds of hogs,
!, horses, feathered tribe thrown in, from
q Yankee well or drawn up by a ftful
Windmill. MIR. West saw this and, like 9
sensible man looking towards success.
called for estimates for sinking an arse-
sian we'll. Reaching q depth OF $50 feet
water responded and poured itself in &
oopious stream of crystal water to tht
tune of l75 to 200 gallons per minute
The supply was enough for the bovine
family, horses, hogs and fowls. and ther
runs in @ stream of gieeful freedom iik'
the stresm that followed from the strlk'
:. of Moses on the tlinty rock of Horet
T Simplifying the 10000 soul
and then run as river following
: the fleeing hosts as they journey toward
the promised possessions on the othe
), side of Jordan. 1t had nearly passe
my memory to mention the we'll file
hlvet CT bees whose industry contribute
to the wealth of the family, which
gathered by the industrious matrOn
= the household; and for a complete de
Bcrlption Of the housewife you will fin
!. it carefully recorded in the old volnm
called the bible in the book of Proyert
from the 10th to the end of the chaptt
: inclusive. The writer can bear test
:. mony to the product of the bees lsbt
for he had ample opportunity to tas'
!. tie pure melliferous drippipgs oezin
- from the cells OF the comb ,or in its cry
taline or candled state. Truly this Eide
:. lie 9 land flowing with purest ale frol
Adams original fountain and the hone
Of the land of promise.
The writer said to the householde
). these trees were a grand protection i
n the days of she food and ice foes2 Ye
- How long did yoa vacate your premises
- Only two days. How many cattle an
horses did the food cover overP Thirt,
nine head OF cattle yielded to the iney
= table and three horses. The hogs tee
care OF themselves for they climbed Il
hay stacks and waited there patient
ts. for the waters to go by.
ere The West ranch is q place of shelf
We for man or beast. The table is spef
his with the best of taste, plenty inside al
outside in the stone house and crib,
plate end manger. If you doubt it Q
" end try for yourself. D.. b. N.
le Yankton, Nov. 10, 1887
Choice Oatawba grapes at CARNEl